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was founded in 1968 with the goal of becoming an international channel of communication for artists who use science and developing technologies in their work. Today, is the leading international journal for readers interested in the application of contemporary science and technology to the arts and music.

The "moving wall" represents the time period between the last issue available in JSTOR and the most recently published issue of a journal. Moving walls are generally represented in years. In rare instances, a publisher has elected to have a "zero" moving wall, so their current issues are available in JSTOR shortly after publication. Note: In calculating the moving wall, the current year is not counted. For example, if the current year is 2008 and a journal has a 5 year moving wall, articles from the year 2002 are available.

The National Emblem of India holds a special place in both the history and the present of India. The symbol exudes pride, confidence, power, and courage. The Emblem is adapted from Ashoka’s Lion Capital situated at Sarnath. The day it got adopted is also historic, as it was officially adopted on the day India became a republic, January 26, 1950. Currently, the symbol is kept at Sarnath Museum in Varanasi since 1910. The Emblem is preserved with special care at specific conditions of temperature (200-240 °C) and humidity (45-55%) and is guarded with tight security by the skilled police force of Uttar Pradesh.

Significance

The National Emblem commands high respect and is used only for official purposes and events of national importance. It appears on all Government’s official letterheads, Indian currency, and passports. It is the official seal of the state governments and even the President of India. Even our country is recognised at an international level through the Emblem.

Structure and Design

The interesting design of the Sarnath capital is truly captivating, gloriously displaying the lions and Dharma Chakra. The Emblem features four lions which stand back to back, making only three of them visible. The lions are placed on the circular abacus, below which are featured a galloping horse and bull separated by a wheel, called the Wheel of the Law (aka Dharma Chakra in Hindi). Below the Abacus is inscribed the now famous quote from Mundaka Upanishad in Devanagari script- Satyameva Jayate – which translates to Truth Alone Triumphs. The original Sarnath capital, however, also featured a lotus in a full-bloomed stage, symbolising the fountainhead of life.

History and Symbolism

The original Lion Capital is believed to be first erected at the top of Aśoka pillar at Sarnath, which is an important Buddhist site and is considered to be the place where Buddha first declared the gospel of peace. Built in 250 BC, the pillar is also called Aśoka Column and is still there. Emperor Ashoka after huge bloodshed in Kalinga reconsidered his life approaches. Filled with remorse, he opted the path of non-violence and Buddhism. After turning Buddhist, he built a number of sculptures, Stupas, and religious sites. The Lion Capital is the most famous architecture under his name.

The Lion Capital is heavily influenced by the Buddha’s teachings and ideology. The four lions symbolize the four noble truths. The capital as a wheel depicts spread of Dharma in all the directions. It is also believed that a horse, bull, elephant, lion and a pair of feet represent the Buddha himself, as suggested by archaeological studies and ancient coins. Further, the lions placed looking at all the four directions also symbolise vigilance in all the directions.

To further minimise the size of the ear–based unit we installed a combined bluetooth and processor system on chip. To measure heart rate andSO2 levels, thechip (A Nordic Semiconductor nRF52832) pulses an IR LED into the blood vessels behind the wearer’s ear. The reflected signals from this diode are then picked up by an IR detector, where changes in light intensity are converted to a varying voltage signal. This signal is then amplified by an Op-amp, operating in non-inverting amplification mode, and fed into an input on the nRF52831. The signal is sampled by the nRF52831 and temporarily stored in memory before being transferred via BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) to the user’s smartphone or tocentral medical server.

Pictured right is aFinal Board layout on a pcb(battery is not shown, but attaches via the two large green circles)
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The NASA SpaceApps Challenge is a global hackathon with 163 events being held across the word over a 72-hour period with over 15,000 contestants competing to try to come up with the most innovative solutions to the problems set.

As well as Best Use of Hardware, the SpaceApps Challenge 2016 had other Global Winners such as Best Mission Concept (a data glove to be worn by astronauts as part of their space suit) and Kid On The Moon (an interactive app).

“The SpaceApps Challenge is a unique opportunity to collaborate with a wide range of individuals on a project and I’m thrilled that our work has been rewarded by NASA,” said James.

“I’m really looking forward to collecting the prize from Kennedy Space Centre this autumn and am excited about the opportunity to take the project forward and work to make Canaria a reality.”

Professor Max Lu, President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Surrey, said:

“Winning this prize is a great personal achievement and I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to James. Research and innovation is a focus for our undergraduate programmes and the University actively encourages its students to push the boundaries of what is possible.”

James is studying Electronic Engineering with Space Systems, at the university, by the way. Good on him, a true NASA-approved Gadget Master!

This is a crowded field both in terms of patents and existing companies with existing products that are very similar. It would be useful to see what new Canaria provides over exiting players such as Valencell who already command a sizeable patent portfolio with 94 patent applications published.